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Top 20 risk factors for U.S. tech firms

Most common risk factors among large U.S. tech firms include competition, and bringing new products to market, while economic uncertainty and international instability are among the other frequently cited issues.

1 97%
Previous rank: 1
Competition and consolidation in technology sector
2 91%
Previous rank: 5

Failure to develop or market new products/services

3 90%
Previous rank: 4
Risks associated with international operations
4 86%
Previous rank: 3
Management of current and future M&A or divestitures
5 86%
Previous rank: 6
Intellectual property infringement
6 85%
Previous rank: 7
General economic conditions
7 83%
Previous rank: 11
Cyclical revenue (and subsequent fluctuating stock price)
8 82%
Previous rank: 8
Inability to attract or retain personnel and management
9 81%
Previous rank: 2
Changes to federal, state and local regulations and taxes
10 78%
Previous rank: 13
U.S. and foreign supplier/vendor concerns
11 68%
Previous rank: 10
Legal proceedings
12 62%
Previous rank: 15
Predicting customer demand
13 62%
Previous rank: 19
Accounting, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
14 60%
Previous rank: Not ranked
Natural disasters, war, conflicts and terrorist attacks
15 58%
Previous rank: 12
Product liability, quality and safety issues
16 52%
Previous rank: Not Ranked
Disruption of distribution of products/services
17 51%
Previous rank: 9
Pressures on pricing, margins and cost cutting
18 50%
Previous rank: 20
Indebtedness
19 42%
Previous rank: 14
Inability to acquire capital or financing
20 41%
Previous rank: Not Ranked
Inability to maintain operational infrastructure and systems

Source: BDO Seidman RiskFactor Report for Technology Businesses


 

To submit original research, contact editor Douglas Banks at dbanks@masshightech.com.

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